We have heard your cry and we are bringing you and your daughter before the throne of grace together in Jesus name. We grieve with you over the loss of your partner of many years and the deep heartbreak and trauma you are carrying, and we understand the fear you feel about losing your housing and facing homelessness, especially with your daughter depending on you. We thank you for calling upon our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, for it is only through Him that we have access to the Father and it is in His name alone that we are saved and heard. As it is written, There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved Acts 4:12, and Jesus Himself said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me John 14:6.
We want to gently and lovingly address some of what you shared because we care for your soul. You said you wish Jesus had taken you instead of your partner and that you sometimes wish you could fall asleep and not wake up because life feels too hard and you stay in your room and never leave. We understand that grief can make us feel this way, but we must rebuke the thought that your life has no purpose or that it would be better for you to die. Your life is precious to God and He has purpose for you still, especially as a mother to your daughter who needs you. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit Psalm 34:18, and He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds Psalm 147:3. We cast all your worries on him, because he cares for you 1 Peter 5:7. God has not forgotten you in this valley and we urge you not to isolate yourself. Please reach out right away to a trusted pastor, a mature Christian woman, a counselor, or a family member and let them walk with you in person. If these thoughts of not wanting to wake up grow stronger, please tell someone immediately and seek help from your doctor or a local support service. You are not alone and God does not want you to carry this alone.
You also mentioned your partner of many years. We do not know if you were married according to God's design, but we want to speak the truth in love because we believe marriage is a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman that honors God. If you were living together outside of marriage, God calls that fornication and He calls us to purity, and He is also gracious to forgive when we confess and turn to Him. We encourage you to seek His forgiveness where needed and to know that He can make you whole. In any future relationship, we pray you would pursue courtship with the goal of marriage to a fellow believer in Christ, as God intends. For now we pray for your healing from this profound loss and that God would be your comforter and husband to the widow and father to your children in this season.
We also hear your fears about your health, your teeth grinding in your sleep, your arms injured from the electric scooter, and your fear of infection and scarring, and your fear of looking homeless. God cares about every detail of your suffering. We pray for your complete healing and we also encourage you to seek medical and dental care promptly for your arms and for the teeth grinding, which is often a sign of deep stress and grief. God has given doctors and dentists wisdom to help, and seeking care is not a lack of faith. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness Isaiah 41:10.
Regarding housing and your request for health and wealth, we pray earnestly that God will provide a roof over your heads and that you will be able to stay where you are until after Christmas and have time to sort out secure housing for you both. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble Psalm 46:1, and we know He sees your need. We pray not simply for wealth as the world defines it, but for your daily needs to be abundantly provided and for contentment and godly wisdom in stewardship. As Jesus taught, But seek first Godās Kingdom, and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well Matthew 6:33. We pray for open doors, for favor with landlords or housing agencies, and for practical help from the body of Christ around you.
We pray together now for you and your daughter.
Father in heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ we lift this dear mother and her daughter to You. Lord, You see their fear of homelessness and their need for a safe place to stay. We ask that You provide stable housing and that You make a way for them to remain where they are until after Christmas and then guide them to a secure home. Provide for every practical need and surround them with people who will help them in Your name. Lord, heal this broken heart that feels ripped from her chest. Comfort her in her nightmares and crying in the night. Give her peaceful sleep and take away the grinding of her teeth. We ask for healing for her teeth that there would be no lasting damage, and for healing for both her arms that they would heal completely without infection or lasting scars, for You are the God who restores. Lift the heavy burden of grief and depression and replace thoughts of not wanting to wake up with hope. Help her to know that her life is valued and purposed by You, that You have thoughts of peace toward her, to give her hope and a future Jeremiah 29:11. Teach her to cast all her anxiety on You and fill her with Your peace which surpasses all understanding which will guard her heart and mind in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:6-7. Draw her out of isolation and into fellowship and care, and protect and provide for her daughter as well. Give them both good health in body, mind and spirit, and help them to seek You first each day. We ask all this in the precious name of Jesus, our only hope and Saviour, amen.
We encourage you to come to Him daily, for Jesus said, Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest Matthew 11:28. Keep praying, keep reading His Word, and keep letting others help you. We are continuing to pray that God will carry you through this winter season, heal your body and heart, and establish you and your daughter in a safe home.